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Report Makes Case For Best Alternatives to Oil 7/17/2008

Many alternative fuels designed to wean America off of oil will cause a whole host of other problems and increase global warming emissions, according to a report released today by Environment Florida.

Preservation News

Florida’s National Forests - 7.9 Billion Dollars at Stake 9/27/2007
Victory! Everglades Coal Plant Rejected 6/05/2007
Florida Environmental Groups Urge State To Deny New Coal Plant Near The Everglades 5/17/2007
Conservation Groups Urge Bush Administration Not to Gut Endangered Species Act 9/25/2006
Key National Forest Protections Reinstated 9/20/2006

Global Warming News

Report Makes Case For Best Alternatives to Oil 7/17/2008
House votes for roadblock to one of Gov. Crist's key climate change initiatives 4/29/2008
EPA Capitulates to Automakers and Denies States the Right to Regulate Global Warming Pollution from Cars and Trucks 12/20/2007
New Report: Extreme Downpours Nearly Double in Sarasota-Bradenton Area 12/04/2007
New Analysis Finds Clean Cars Program Would Cut Pollution, Save Florida Drivers Money 8/29/2007

Our Ocean Legacy News

Statement of Environment Florida Field Director Holly Binns on Proposals to Allow Oil and Gas Drilling Off the Florida Coast 6/18/2008
Latest Attack on Florida’s Coast Rebuffed by Congress 6/26/2007
U.S. Senate May Vote to Lift Florida Drilling Protections 6/14/2007
House Votes to Open Florida’s Waters to Oil Drilling 12/08/2006
Environmental Leaders Call for Unity To Protect Florida’s Waters From Oil Industry 11/15/2006

Energy News

Environment Florida Applauds Florida’s Congressional Champs 6/12/2008
Large-Scale Solar Power Plants Could Power Nation, Combat Global Warming and Create Thousands of Jobs 5/08/2008
Florida Senate To Take Up Energy Bill 4/15/2008
Senate Passes Historic Increase in Fuel Economy 12/13/2007
U.S. Senate Auto Fuel Economy Standards Will Save Florida Consumers $1.6 Billion in 2020 11/19/2007

Clean Air News

Environment Florida Denounces EPA Effort to Weaken Clean Air Act 3/12/2008
EPA Proposes Promising Standards to Reduce Diesel Pollution 3/02/2007
Groups Oppose Huge Coal Plant Near Everglades 12/22/2006
New Air Quality Standards Reject Science, Leave Millions at Risk 9/21/2006
New Report: Florida Ranks 2nd Nationwide For Largest Increase In Carbon Dioxide Emissions 6/26/2006

Clean Water News

Environment Florida Challenges Bush Administration Rule to Increase Water Pollution 7/10/2008
New Bush Administration Rule Puts Florida Waterways at Risk, Allows More Pollution 6/09/2008
On the Clean Water Act’s 35th Anniversary, Polluters Continue to Contaminate Florida’s Waterways 10/11/2007
Dangerous Levels of Pollution Prompt More than 3,000 Florida Beach Closings; Closings Hit Record High Nationwide 8/03/2006

More News

Florida Ranks Fifth Highest in Nation for Cancer Causing Chemical Releases 3/27/2007

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